Toro DH 220 - Fuel System Servicing; Draining the Fuel Tank Safely; Replacing the Fuel Filter

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
Drainthefueltankwhenyouwillnotbeusingthe
machineformorethan30days.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelandfuelvaporsare
extremelyammableandhighlyexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Drainfuelfromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopen
area.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neversmokewhendrainingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereaspark
mayignitethefuelfumes.
1.Parkthemachinesothattheleftfrontsideis
slightlylowerthantherightsidetoensurethat
thefueltankdrainscompletely.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Openthehood.
7.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogether
andslideitupthefuellinetowardthefueltank
(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Hoseclamp
3.Fuellter
2.Fuelline
8.Pullthefuellineoffthefuellter(Figure30)
andallowthefueltodrainintoanapprovedfuel
containeroradrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
9.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.
10.Slidethehoseclampclosetothefuellter
tosecureboththefuellineandthefuellter
(Figure30).
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Thebesttimetoreplacethefuellter(Figure30)is
whenthefueltankisempty.Neverinstalladirtyfuel
lterafterithasbeenremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
4.Removetheignitionkey.
5.Closethefuelshut-offvalve(Figure31).
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Figure31
1.Fuelshut-offvalve
6.Openthehood.
7.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogether
andslidethemawayfromtheoldfuellter
(Figure31).
8.Removetheoldfuellterfromthefuelline.
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